I was born in the Southland Twenty some old years ago
I ran away for the first time when I was four years old
I'm a freeborn man
And my home is on my back
I know every inch of the highway
Every foot of backroad
And every mile of railroad track
I got a gal in Chincinnati, got another in San Antone
I've always loved the gal next door but any place is home
* Refrain
If you don't like my appearance and if you don't like my song
If you don't like the way I look then like the way I'm gone
* Refrain
I got me a Martin guitar and I carry it in an old tote sack
I've hocked it about a hundred times but I always get it back
* Refrain